restoman Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 Cool! Are you scraping them down thinner, or some other bit of wizardry? I tried it once, but... yep... broke them.
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 22, 2019 Author Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, restoman said: Cool! Are you scraping them down thinner, or some other bit of wizardry? I tried it once, but... yep... broke them. Just whittled them down with a #11 blade close to the thickness desired and then filed and sanded them. I did run into a snag though. I discovered that the '67 power steering pump set up is incorrect for the '68. The pump sits too high and interferes with the intake tubing. The pump is also a different shape. I have the correct pump but couldn't really find a better pulley and belt set up, so I modified the one that I have to sit lower. A little more modification will be necessary to add the correct pump and a possible bracket. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 26, 2019 Author Posted December 26, 2019 Not a lot happening on this project over the past few days, but I did manage to get a few minutes in the shop this afternoon and get a dip stick made for the engine. I'm hoping to get the engine parts shot with some color this evening. Steve
TooOld Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 Nice work on the engine parts , the ps pump and dipstick are little things but will really make a difference on the finished engine . I've been thinning my fan belts for a long time by using a tiny file and shaping the underside in a "V" , very easy and I've never broken a belt !
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 26, 2019 Author Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, TooOld said: Nice work on the engine parts , the ps pump and dipstick are little things but will really make a difference on the finished engine . I've been thinning my fan belts for a long time by using a tiny file and shaping the underside in a "V" , very easy and I've never broken a belt ! I thought about the "V" in the belt after I had already done most of the thinning. Maybe I'll try that next time. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 27, 2019 Author Posted December 27, 2019 Managed to get the basic engine painted tonight. The MCW Mopar "Turbine Bronze" paint that I had on hand turned out to be a pretty fair representation of the Olds engine bronze that I needed. Steve
Scott8950 Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 your work is absolutely amazing. watching your builds and some of the tiny parts you fabricate is truly impressive. I've been watching this build as i did with the galaxie and fury.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 6, 2020 Author Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Thanks so much guys! I've still been spending the majority of my bench time prepping chassis parts for paint, as well as fabricating a few little detail parts. In this case, the brackets for the power steering pump and the alternator. Steve Edited January 6, 2020 by StevenGuthmiller
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 Finished up some chassis and engine parts painting. Steve
Straightliner59 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) Great work, Steve. I have been enjoying watching this come together. The other day, I was thinking about the fabulous work you've done with the air cleaner, and burnished a small piece of tooling aluminum over a similar one I had in the parts boxes, and thought that I should post it, in case you were interested in making one for your Olds. It only took maybe five minutes. I didn't trim it very well, because I just wanted to see how well it would burnish. Anyway, in case you're interested... Edited January 10, 2020 by Straightliner59
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Straightliner59 said: Great work, Steve. I have been enjoying watching this come together. The other day, I was thinking about the fabulous work you've done with the air cleaner, and burnished a small piece of tooling aluminum over a similar one I had in the parts boxes, and thought that I should post it, in case you were interested in making one for your Olds. It only took maybe five minutes. I didn't trim it very well, because I just wanted to see how well it would burnish. Anyway, in case you're interested... Thanks Daniel, but I've already got the air cleaner covered, so to speak. I saved the original chrome cover. Steve
Bucky Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Not meaning to hijack the thread, but where did the tooling aluminum come from?
Straightliner59 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Thanks Daniel, but I've already got the air cleaner covered, so to speak. I saved the original chrome cover. Steve And a fine cover, it is!
Straightliner59 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Bucky said: Not meaning to hijack the thread, but where did the tooling aluminum come from? Hobby Lobby and Michael's both carry it. It's called "Maid-O-Metal". They also have brass and copper.
Bucky Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Thanks for the info! Now...back to you, Steve! LoL
Brutalform Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 On 12/22/2019 at 1:34 AM, StevenGuthmiller said: Just whittled them down with a #11 blade close to the thickness desired and then filed and sanded them. I did run into a snag though. I discovered that the '67 power steering pump set up is incorrect for the '68. The pump sits too high and interferes with the intake tubing. The pump is also a different shape. I have the correct pump but couldn't really find a better pulley and belt set up, so I modified the one that I have to sit lower. A little more modification will be necessary to add the correct pump and a possible bracket. Steve Enjoying your progress on this build. Your engine is actually like a smaller model all by itself. The details really make a difference.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Brutalform said: Enjoying your progress on this build. Your engine is actually like a smaller model all by itself. The details really make a difference. Thanks Tom! The engine is beginning to look a little better than the photos that you re-posted above. Still a lot of little stuff to do, but it's taking shape. Steve Edited January 10, 2020 by StevenGuthmiller
Bucky Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Would be nice if you had another of those engines just for display purposes!
larman Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 This is among the top builds on here! Fabulous work!
Roadrunnertwice Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 This build is looking great, and your excellent modeling is an inspiration to improve my own skills. That gauge-bezel detail idea is brilliant! I can't wait to try it the next time I build a car with tunneled instruments.
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